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Population in North Macedonia compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of North Macedonia was 1,824,359 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current North Macedonia's population is 1,805,954 people compared to 117,991,570 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 65.3 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • North Macedonia is ranked the 150th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 1.45% of the world: 0.02% for North Macedonia vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, North Macedonia has had an average growth rate of -0.48% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of North Macedonia has decreased from 1.99M people to 1.81M (9.44% decline), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.8% growth).

North Macedonia vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
North Macedonia Philippines
2100 866,884 115,065,514
2099 877,788 115,822,085
2098 888,715 116,579,642
2097 899,716 117,339,735
2096 910,709 118,106,310
2095 921,559 118,872,671
2094 932,633 119,632,784
2093 943,984 120,394,127
2092 955,335 121,153,505
2091 966,773 121,910,997
2090 978,130 122,658,317
2089 989,666 123,398,001
2088 1,001,224 124,128,536
2087 1,012,831 124,849,376
2086 1,024,787 125,558,475
2085 1,036,668 126,253,074
2084 1,048,876 126,925,232
2083 1,061,031 127,573,007
2082 1,073,408 128,202,586
2081 1,085,823 128,806,308
2080 1,098,127 129,391,229
2079 1,110,614 129,944,270
2078 1,123,398 130,476,671
2077 1,136,448 130,988,299
2076 1,149,787 131,462,248
2075 1,163,080 131,906,358
2074 1,176,671 132,328,468
2073 1,190,351 132,719,174
2072 1,204,015 133,084,836
2071 1,217,691 133,419,916
2070 1,231,978 133,733,411
2069 1,246,408 134,020,647
2068 1,260,869 134,283,663
2067 1,275,289 134,528,603
2066 1,289,439 134,744,843
2065 1,303,917 134,949,800
2064 1,318,161 135,128,431
2063 1,332,807 135,285,603
2062 1,347,540 135,425,056
2061 1,362,299 135,539,763
2060 1,376,807 135,631,085
2059 1,390,921 135,698,075
2058 1,404,982 135,730,163
2057 1,419,185 135,736,069
2056 1,433,595 135,720,219
2055 1,447,857 135,665,249
2054 1,462,210 135,570,794
2053 1,476,351 135,440,724
2052 1,489,905 135,273,857
2051 1,503,526 135,054,258
2050 1,516,629 134,793,554
2049 1,529,608 134,483,048
2048 1,542,390 134,131,716
2047 1,555,085 133,731,695
2046 1,568,151 133,281,676
2045 1,581,115 132,787,906
2044 1,593,878 132,252,742
2043 1,606,930 131,678,840
2042 1,619,941 131,067,112
2041 1,632,704 130,419,312
2040 1,645,446 129,735,394
2039 1,658,034 129,020,366
2038 1,670,347 128,266,374
2037 1,682,850 127,482,230
2036 1,695,204 126,671,125
2035 1,707,302 125,841,025
2034 1,719,193 124,990,553
2033 1,730,723 124,123,848
2032 1,742,288 123,246,040
2031 1,753,729 122,359,182
2030 1,765,162 121,453,322
2029 1,775,815 120,538,221
2028 1,786,051 119,609,503
2027 1,795,945 118,675,486
2026 1,805,954 117,737,984
2025 1,815,368 116,792,787
2024 1,824,359 115,843,670
2023 1,827,816 114,891,199
2022 1,831,712 113,964,338
2021 1,837,114 113,100,950
2020 1,856,124 112,081,264
2019 1,876,262 110,804,683
2018 1,889,051 109,465,287
2017 1,898,657 108,119,693
2016 1,906,313 106,735,719
2015 1,912,430 105,312,992
2014 1,917,557 103,767,130
2013 1,922,716 102,076,336
2012 1,929,821 100,175,512
2011 1,937,398 98,248,614
2010 1,946,298 96,337,125
2009 1,958,782 94,384,250
2008 1,971,493 92,699,095
2007 1,982,933 91,075,184
2006 1,994,287 89,508,986
2005 2,005,330 88,015,962
2004 2,016,186 86,394,504
2003 2,022,725 84,731,835
2002 2,020,157 83,068,889
2001 2,034,882 81,401,488
2000 2,026,350 79,625,397
1999 2,017,142 77,753,257
1998 2,007,523 75,791,024
1997 1,996,869 73,908,810
1996 2,012,553 72,190,242
1995 1,998,534 70,546,246
1994 1,992,666 69,019,291
1993 2,006,854 67,530,621
1992 2,032,523 65,926,125
1991 2,055,994 64,382,249
1990 2,063,689 62,854,666
1989 2,055,649 61,265,260
1988 2,045,737 59,739,052
1987 2,035,157 58,157,496
1986 2,024,732 56,645,077
1985 2,014,331 55,213,006
1984 2,003,399 53,726,181
1983 1,991,901 52,194,620
1982 1,978,956 50,695,707
1981 1,959,065 49,311,727
1980 1,933,038 48,043,740
1979 1,906,523 46,807,103
1978 1,879,847 45,575,281
1977 1,853,138 44,367,962
1976 1,825,830 43,201,488
1975 1,797,972 42,120,826
1974 1,770,545 41,174,341
1973 1,743,816 40,294,130
1972 1,717,395 39,408,560
1971 1,691,216 38,518,659
1970 1,664,208 37,622,204
1969 1,636,345 36,660,799
1968 1,608,930 35,638,342
1967 1,582,492 34,621,320
1966 1,557,349 33,617,170
1965 1,533,466 32,625,316
1964 1,510,900 31,643,032
1963 1,488,737 30,674,731
1962 1,471,745 29,723,536
1961 1,455,171 28,792,621
1960 1,435,059 27,891,897

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of North Macedonia decreased by 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, North Macedonia lost 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth).

North Macedonia was ranked 142nd most populous country in 2006 and is 150th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) North Macedonia's population will shrink by 16% to 1,516,629 people with a rank change from 150th to 152nd. The population of the Philippines will increase by 14.2% to 134,793,554 people and rank change from 14th to 13th.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 867K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
North Macedonia Philippines
2100 -1.24% -0.65%
2099 -1.23% -0.65%
2098 -1.22% -0.65%
2097 -1.21% -0.65%
2096 -1.18% -0.64%
2095 -1.19% -0.64%
2094 -1.2% -0.63%
2093 -1.19% -0.63%
2092 -1.18% -0.62%
2091 -1.16% -0.61%
2090 -1.17% -0.6%
2089 -1.15% -0.59%
2088 -1.15% -0.58%
2087 -1.17% -0.56%
2086 -1.15% -0.55%
2085 -1.16% -0.53%
2084 -1.15% -0.51%
2083 -1.15% -0.49%
2082 -1.14% -0.47%
2081 -1.12% -0.45%
2080 -1.12% -0.43%
2079 -1.14% -0.41%
2078 -1.15% -0.39%
2077 -1.16% -0.36%
2076 -1.14% -0.34%
2075 -1.15% -0.32%
2074 -1.15% -0.29%
2073 -1.13% -0.27%
2072 -1.12% -0.25%
2071 -1.16% -0.23%
2070 -1.16% -0.21%
2069 -1.15% -0.2%
2068 -1.13% -0.18%
2067 -1.1% -0.16%
2066 -1.11% -0.15%
2065 -1.08% -0.13%
2064 -1.1% -0.12%
2063 -1.09% -0.1%
2062 -1.08% -0.08%
2061 -1.05% -0.07%
2060 -1.01% -0.05%
2059 -1% -0.02%
2058 -1% -0.004%
2057 -1.01% 0.01%
2056 -0.99% 0.04%
2055 -0.98% 0.07%
2054 -0.96% 0.1%
2053 -0.91% 0.12%
2052 -0.91% 0.16%
2051 -0.86% 0.19%
2050 -0.85% 0.23%
2049 -0.83% 0.26%
2048 -0.82% 0.3%
2047 -0.83% 0.34%
2046 -0.82% 0.37%
2045 -0.8% 0.4%
2044 -0.81% 0.44%
2043 -0.8% 0.47%
2042 -0.78% 0.5%
2041 -0.77% 0.53%
2040 -0.76% 0.55%
2039 -0.74% 0.59%
2038 -0.74% 0.62%
2037 -0.73% 0.64%
2036 -0.71% 0.66%
2035 -0.69% 0.68%
2034 -0.67% 0.7%
2033 -0.66% 0.71%
2032 -0.65% 0.72%
2031 -0.65% 0.75%
2030 -0.6% 0.76%
2029 -0.57% 0.78%
2028 -0.55% 0.79%
2027 -0.55% 0.8%
2026 -0.52% 0.81%
2025 -0.49% 0.82%
2024 -0.19% 0.83%
2023 -0.21% 0.81%
2022 -0.29% 0.76%
2021 -1.02% 0.91%
2020 -1.07% 1.15%
2019 -0.68% 1.22%
2018 -0.51% 1.24%
2017 -0.4% 1.3%
2016 -0.32% 1.35%
2015 -0.27% 1.49%
2014 -0.27% 1.66%
2013 -0.37% 1.9%
2012 -0.39% 1.96%
2011 -0.46% 1.98%
2010 -0.64% 2.07%
2009 -0.64% 1.82%
2008 -0.58% 1.78%
2007 -0.57% 1.75%
2006 -0.55% 1.7%
2005 -0.54% 1.88%
2004 -0.32% 1.96%
2003 0.13% 2%
2002 -0.72% 2.05%
2001 0.42% 2.23%
2000 0.46% 2.41%
1999 0.48% 2.59%
1998 0.53% 2.55%
1997 -0.78% 2.38%
1996 0.7% 2.33%
1995 0.29% 2.21%
1994 -0.71% 2.2%
1993 -1.26% 2.43%
1992 -1.14% 2.4%
1991 -0.37% 2.43%
1990 0.39% 2.59%
1989 0.48% 2.55%
1988 0.52% 2.72%
1987 0.51% 2.67%
1986 0.52% 2.59%
1985 0.55% 2.77%
1984 0.58% 2.93%
1983 0.65% 2.96%
1982 1.02% 2.81%
1981 1.35% 2.64%
1980 1.39% 2.64%
1979 1.42% 2.7%
1978 1.44% 2.72%
1977 1.5% 2.7%
1976 1.55% 2.57%
1975 1.55% 2.3%
1974 1.53% 2.18%
1973 1.54% 2.25%
1972 1.55% 2.31%
1971 1.62% 2.38%
1970 1.7% 2.62%
1969 1.7% 2.87%
1968 1.67% 2.94%
1967 1.61% 2.99%
1966 1.56% 3.04%
1965 1.49% 3.1%
1964 1.49% 3.16%
1963 1.15% 3.2%
1962 1.14% 3.23%
1961 1.4% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of North Macedonia declined by 0.19%, while the Philippines' population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

North Macedonia Philippines
Current population
1805954
117991570
Population rank 150/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.42%
One net population change
2.53 hours
33.1 seconds
One birth every
31.3 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
44 seconds
Daily growth/decline -9 +2,610
Annual growth/decline -3,457 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate -0.19% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 176/197 113/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change -5,645 -149,315
Net migration rank 119/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 150,902 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 122/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.3% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 73/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
North Macedonia Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,645 - -149,315
2024 - -5,728 - -160,373
2023 -3,290 -5,597 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 -4,397 -5,296 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 -9,737 -5,483 917,928 -85,185
2020 -5,939 -23,458 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 -375 -24,204 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 1,512 -24,878 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 1,329 -24,227 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 2,374 -24,144 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 2,294 -23,010 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 3,644 -22,132 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 3,653 -20,297 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 3,087 -19,083 1,979,568 95,702
2011 3,100 -17,871 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 4,866 -16,668 2,030,979 13,556
2009 4,309 -15,455 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 3,746 -17,645 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 2,974 -15,705 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 3,988 -9,632 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 4,011 -2,244 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 5,444 -2,640 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 8,900 -2,880 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 9,697 -2,858 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 10,174 -922 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 12,159 -2,824 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 10,489 -1,261 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 12,446 -589 1,870,371 178,274
1997 12,979 -477 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 14,806 -397 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 17,239 -3,603 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 19,103 -21,006 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 20,797 -47,273 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 21,659 -46,509 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 23,387 -45,484 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 22,868 -16,174 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 22,912 -13,528 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 24,064 -13,621 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 24,359 -13,635 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 23,720 -13,589 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 24,167 -13,492 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 24,436 -13,251 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 24,690 -12,884 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 25,810 -11,716 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 25,689 0 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 26,547 -189 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 27,096 -426 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 27,150 -462 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 27,410 -683 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 28,799 -911 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 28,983 -1,147 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 28,400 -1,376 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 28,032 -1,600 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 28,236 -1,834 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 28,010 -2,064 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 28,022 60 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 27,464 181 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 28,378 -1,201 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 28,401 -2,696 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 28,766 -4,176 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 28,564 -5,385 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 27,889 -5,938 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 28,124 -5,759 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 25,317 -13,702 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 27,846 -6,309 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 28,816 -10,126 1,036,017 -155,354

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 6.45% of the population change in North Macedonia is from natural causes (a loss of 12,585 people) and 93.5% is from migration (a loss of 182,429 people). In the Philippines 88.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,279,705 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,848,117 people).

As of 2024, 150,902 residents or 8.3% of the population were not native-born in North Macedonia, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

Biggest cities by population

North Macedonia
City Population
Skopje 423K
Kumanovo 70.8K
Bitola 69.3K
Prilep 63.3K
Tetovo 63.2K
Stip 42K
Veles 40.7K
Ohrid 38.8K
Strumica 33.8K
Kavadarci 32K
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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